The MRO (Малогабаритный Реактивный Oгнемет, Malogabaritnyy Reaktivnyy Ognemet, Small rocket-propelled flamethrower in Russian) Borodach (Бородач, bearded in Russian) is a Russian rocket launcher.
History[]
The MRO was developed around the tail end of the 1990s. It was put into service in 2003 to replace the older RShG-2 and RPO-A Shmel incendiary rocket launchers.
Design Details[]
The MRO rocket launcher is quite similar to the older RShG-2 rocket launcher, except with diopter sights installed as opposed to sights similar to the ones used on the RPG-26. Two covers protect the front and rear of the weapon when not in use, and are removed prior to firing. The disposable launch tube is made of fiberglass.
Variants[]
The MRO rocket launcher has 3 variants, with a color code differentiating each variant.
- MRO-A (MPO-A)
Variant with thermobaric, Fougasse or general-purpose rockets. Identified by two red stripes on the launch tube.
- MRO-D (MPO-Д, Димна, Dimna, Smokescreen)
Variant with rockets that project a smokescreen. Identified by one red stripe on the launch tube.
- MRO-Z (МРО-З, Запалювальна, Zapalyuval'na, Incendiary)
Variant with incendiary rockets. Identified by a yellow stripe on the launch tube.
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